Recent content by ntt

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    I want to buy some gold but I don't like to buy when things are going up

    The more uncomfortable something makes you, the better the trade.
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    Farmers Will Drive Ferraris, Not Bankers: Jim Rogers

    Great point. People who peddle "investing in futures" never give a single thought to roll effects. But good luck getting that point across to many traders who think that because the futures are correlated with the underlying, they work as an investment.
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    India Power shortages

    Yes, and good luck getting any customer service with many U.S. businesses now.
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    Priscilla Chan just made $9.5 billion dollars today!

    Could he be planning to do both?
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    Princeton's Paul Krugman Wins Nobel Economics Prize

    http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/023478.html
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    Bush Administration Proposes Most Sweeping Overhaul of Financial Regulation Since Dep

    Hmmm....an excuse to eliminate 60/40 tax treatment for futures contracts?
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    Abu Dhabi Invests $7.5 Billion in Citigroup

    Abu Dhabi is where all the cute kittens go.
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    Excel or algebra problem

    buys = .5*(total volume + net volume) sales = .5*(total volume - net volume)
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    Buy GM, yes GM

    As GM goes, so goes the nation. The price of GM probably has limited downside because it will continue to be supported by the Working Group. Nice article about this: http://www.lewrockwell.com/decoster/decoster114.html
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    Is Bernanke scared of a depression?

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    What are the downsides of hiring a prostitute?

    Risky because you may not get your money's worth. The floozy might rush you or act bored (common complaints). A great way to research all this is by reading the reviews of escorts at TheEroticReview.com P.S. Here in Texas we have brothels that operate pretty much out in the open. For example...
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    RE: Bond rally and government interest payments

    http://stason.org/TULARC/investing/bonds/U-S-Treasury-Bonds.html "Treasury securities generally are not callable prior to maturity. The exception is that prior to 1985, the Treasury issued marketable, callable long-term bonds, and many of them remain outstanding. The Treasury can redeem...
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    What happened to "don't fight the fed"?

    O Ye, of little faith
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    If a small country had a budget deficit of 50%, will their currency devalue soon?

    Quote from The New Market Wizards (Stanley Druckenmiller): "His [George Soros'] theory was that if a huge deficit were accompanied by an expansionary fiscal policy and tight monetary policy, the country's currency would actually rise."
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    How do you buy Chinese YUAN?

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